Thursday, September 4, 2014

Artist's Statement

As an artist, I hope to create spaces to explore concepts from our world- but in different contexts. I am interested in social evolution- such as the reasons behind our cultures being what they are. Since I hope to become a game designer/interactive media producer, I wish to use my artistic freedom to pinpoint and pivot the image of life that we have now. One thing I especially want to do is explore patriarchy through a matriarchal society. Something that's been enveloping my life right now is the feminist movement and its path of collision with men's rights activists. Being caught between these two sides- as well as having shared ideals with both sides at different stages of my life- I realize the most important skill I think all people should practice would be empathy.

The best way to develop empathy is through shared experiences. This is the reason why I wish to create games and interactive media- because they allow the user to step into someone else's shoes.